tire out

See: WEAR OUT (2).

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wear out

[wear out] {v.} 1a. To use or wear until useless. * /Bobby got a toy truck that would run on a battery, and he used it so much that he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wear down

[wear down], [wear off] or [wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wear on

[wear on] {v.} 1. To anger or annoy; tire. * /Having to stay indoors all day long is tiresome for the children and wears on their mother's nerves./ 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bubble trouble

[bubble trouble] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} Tire trouble, flat tire. * /The eighteen wheeler ahead of me seems to have bubble trouble./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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